Seat and bed structure



April 18, 1950 w. E. BURNETT SEAT AND BED STRUCTURE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 5, 1948 INVENTOR W1! lid m E, BurneTT ATTORNEY April 18, 1950 Filed Nov. 5, 1948 w. E. BURNETT 2,504,645

SEAT AND BED STRUCTURE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR William E. BurneTT TTORNEY Patented Apr. 18, 1950 UNITED irSi'TATES PATENT OFFICE SEA-TAND-BED STRUCTURE I.wmi m n n meu nrun wn, Va., asslgnor to American Car and Foundry Company, v New Yorlr N. Yi., a .cornoration of New Jersey Application November 5, 1948, Serial No, 58,558

-'i'his; invention relates to seat and bed structures andmore particularly to structures adapted for, use in rails-e5: cars and ships.

object of the intention to provide seatstructures that can be easily and quickly adjusted for use asa bed.

Anothercbject of theiuvention is to provide a supporting structure for seats-when adjusted to form a bed that will besolidly mounted and readily adjusted to and from bed supporting nosition. l.

A further object of theinvention is to provide novel supporting and anchoring means for; op-,

positely disposed sent and back cushions when shiftedinto bed forming position.

{These and other objects of the invent-ion will be: apparent to thoseslzilledin the iron: a studycf the following description and accompa vipe rawins v in whi h:

Figure 1 is a, iraeeientary perspective view in arailroaci car showing opposed seat structures. a

'Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 with thebacle and seat cushion structures shownmoved into bed formingposition.

Figure 3.15 a perspective view of one end of a.

supporting rail and its anchor bracket.

Figured is a fragmentary sectional view showing one of the seotbaclzs anchored to a seat frame back.

.Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the seat structures removed from its supporting structure.

-Figure 6 is a vlewtalzen on line 8-4 of Figure 2 showing the adjustable supporting rail in operative position between the seat, framel.

;In the the numeral it indicate enorally a. railroad car having anouteriwall- H and floor l2. Arranged transversely in theoer ion pair; of; oupositely disposed seat frame structures eech-;consls ting of back: IL legoboard H, seat board- 55 .and a sidemember :45 having an arm rwt II.

.A cushion structure is provided for each of the seat-frame structures and each consists oi aback frame .18 carrying cushion-i8 and'a seatframe 20- carrying,- cushion- 2 I. .These; frames i land; 20' are, connected to ether by; a hin e ..structure,- at

eaclrsldc thereofconsisting of'leaves 22 secured to. the frames-and- Joincd; tcgetherg-by pins 2!. Whcnthe cushion structures to be used as seats. the seat sections rest on.=thc seat boards i8 and; are; anchored by dowels 24 depending from he-bottom thereof; enga in rinholes 25 inthe seatbgard. {J

zqlipr me naa e pro id -f rgretaininc. thelb ck allow the tool: cushionstoebe moveddownwardly.

so that the interchangeable clips will have clearencc.

Provision is .made whereby these cushion sections canbe arranged to provide a bed extending longitudinally of the car. Stretcher supporting meansin the form of angle iron rails 28 and 29 are providedlto support the cushion structures intermediate the seat boards 15 of the oppositely disposed seat frames. Stretcher 28 extends longitudinallyof the oer between the seat fraanelcgs and iseuitably attached to the outer well i I of the car. Stretcher 29 is mounted .so that it canbe 2 swung out of the way when not in use as asbed cusidgn, in-

support. stlC}tCh8l, 29 carries a downwardly extending bolt-l0 that extends through anopening inangle-ironbracket 3| secured to the frontinner portion-oflonelof the frame structuresby screws 7 32. Nut 33 is screwed on the depending endof bolt, anda coil. spring 34 surrounds the bolt between the nut. and. the top of angle bracket 31. Stretcher 29 is inthis manner pivotally-connected-at one end to one of the seat frames-andthe spring. 3,4 serves to act between the bolt; and bracketto hold. the stretcherso that ,itl-wilb not rattle. Whenthe stretcher is extended, to serve as abed support, the free end lies in. a notch-I5 in anui standing 1110,38 on bracket 31. This, bracket-is secured by screws i! to. thefront leg board of the seat frame opposite to that to which the stretcher-29 is -pivota1ly: mounted. Ji'hereds enough play inthe, .pivotal mounting sothatdhe free end-of the stretcher can bemoved to clear the notch 35.-when it is desired to-engage orrelease-it. Anchor-means. in the formal. a-U-bracket 89, is suitably secured: on

tho front-leg of theseat frame to which stretcher ll is pivoted for retaining the-stretcher in parked ,position. Under this condition. .the

stretcher: .will @lie parallel with and adjacentthe irontieg-board of the. seat frame.

Stretchers 28, and 29. arelprovided with holes 40 forthe reception ofrdowels Ziwhenthe, cushion structure; ore. movedto .bed forming. position.

The cushion structures are first removed from the seat frames and then folded to lie fiat whereupon the seat cushions are moved toward each other and rest partly on stretchers 28 and 29 and partly on the seat boards. The cushion sections i9 will lie flat on the seat boards I with the free ends adjacent the seat backs I 3. The dowels. 24 are positioned'in openings 40 in the stretchers to thereby anchor the seat cushions in bed forming position with the adjacent edges of cushions 2| in abutting relation.

It will be seen that this seat and bed structure comprises a minimum number of parts and is readily adjustable to seat or bed positions.

The invention may be modified in various respects as will occur to those skilled in the art and the exclusive use of all modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims is contemplated.

What is claimed is:

1. In a railway car having an outer wall, a floor, seat and bed structure comprising a pair of opposed seat frames each having a, front leg board, a seat board and a back, a stretcher rail fixed to the outer car wall and extending longitudinally between the seat frames, a stretcher rail pivotally connected to one of the seat frames adjacent the inner end thereof and swingable to the other seat frame, means for anchoring the free end of the pivoted stretcher rail to the seat frame opposite from that to which it is pivotally connected, means for anchoring the pivoted rail against the leg board of the seat base to which it is pivotally connected, a cushion structure for each seat frame having a pivotally connected seat and a back, said cushion structures being adjustable to fiat bed forming relation for mounting on said seat base and rails, dowels on the cushion structure seat, said seat boards and said rails having openings therein for reception of the dowels when the cushion structures are in seating position or in bed forming position, and clip means for anchoring said cushion backs to the adjacent frame backs.

2. In a railway car having an outer wall, a floor, seat and bed structure comprising a pair of opposed seat frames each having a front leg board. a seat board and a back. a stretcher rail fixed to the outer car wall and extending longitudinally between the seat frames, a stretcher rail pivotally connected to one of the seat frames adjacent the inner end thereof and swingable to the other seat frame, means for anchoring the free end of the pivoted stretcher rail .to the seat frame opposite from that to which it is pivotally connected, means for anchoring the pivoted rail against the leg board of the seat base to which it is pivotally connected, and a cushion structure for each seat frame having a pivotally connected seat and a back, said cushion structures being adjustable to fiat bed forming relation for mounting on said seat base and rails.

3. In a railway car having an outer wall, a floor, seat and bed structure comprising a pair of opposed seat frames each having a front leg board, a seat board and a back, a stretcher rail fixed to the outer car wall and extending longitudinally between the seat frames, an adjustable stretcher for the other ends of the seat frames, means for pivotally connecting the adjustable stretcher to one of the seat frames, anti-rattle means associated with the adjustable stretcher and pivot means, means for anchoring the free end of the pivoted stretcher rail to the seat frame opposite from that to which it is pivotally connected, means for anchoring the pivoted rail against the leg board of the seat base to which it is pivotally connected, and a cushion structure for each seat frame having a pivotally connected seat and a back, said cushion structures being adjustable to fiat bed forming relation for mounting on said seat base and rails.

4. In 'a railway car having an outer wall, a floor, seat and bed'structure comprising a pair of opposed seat frames each having a front leg board. a seat board and a back, a stretcher rail fixed to the outer car wall and extending longitudinally between the seat frames, a stretcher rail pivotally connected to one of the seat frames adjacent the inner end thereof and swingable to the other seat frame, means for anchoring the free end of the pivoted stretcher rail to the seat frame opposite from that to which it is pivotally connected, means for anchoring the pivoted rail against the leg board of the seat base to which it is pivotally connected, a cushion structure for each seat frame having a pivotally connected seat and a back, said cushion structures being adjustable to fiat bed forming relation for mounting on said seat base and rails, and dowels on the cushion structure seat, said seat boards and said rails having openings therein for reception of the dowels when the cushion structures are in seat 'izig'positibn or in bed forming position.

5. In a railway car having an outer wall, a floor, seat and bed structure comprising a pair of op-' posed seat frames each. having a front leg board, a seat board and a back, a stretcher rail fixed to the outer car wall and extending longitudinally between the seat frames, an adjustable stretcheris pivotally connected, a cushion structure for each seat frame having a pivotally connected seat and a back, said cushion structures being adjustable to fiat bed forming relation for mounting on said seat base and rails, dowels on the cushion" structure seat, said seat boards and said rails having openings therein for reception of the dowelswhen the cushion structures are in seating position or in bed forming position, and clip means for anchoring said cushion backs to the adjacent frame backs.

6. In a railway car having an outer wall, a floor, seat and bed structure comprising a pair of opposed seat frames each having a front leg board, a seat board and a back, a stretcher rail fixed to the outer car wall and extending longitudinally between the seat frames, a stretcher rail pivotally connected to one of the seat frames adjacent the inner end thereof and swingable to the other seat frame, an anchor bracket for the free end of the pivoted stretcher rail mounted on the seat frame opposite'that to which the stretcher is pivotally connected, an anchor bracket on the leg board of the seat base to which it is pivotally connected for receiving the free end of the pivoted rail when parked, a cushion structure for each seat framing having a pivotally connected seat and a back, said cushion structures being acUustable to fiat bed forming relation for mounting on said seat base and rails, dowels on the cushion structure seat, said seat boards and said rails having openings therein for reception of the dowels when the cushion structures are 111 seat- 6 UNITED STATES P'A'I'ENTs Name Date Downs July 2511895 Priest May 15,1.191I, j:'1 Harris July 8;"'191'9--'-" FOREIGN PATENTS Country Daj iefi Great Britain Jan. 89 

